4 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 2015
An unjustified prognosis of the number of asbestos-related lung cancer cases caused by an increase in airborne asbestos concentrations as a result of removing of asbestos-cement products
…a 2014 article by Hajok and colleagues. That article estimated lung cancer cases in the general Polish population from asbestos exposure during removal and disposal of asbestos-cement products. The letter's authors argued that published…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2017
Spirometry: a predictor of lung cancer among asbestos workers
…concluded that spirometry can identify patients at risk of lung cancer and should be offered at least every three years. They noted that participation was voluntary and that the results cannot be generalized to general practice.
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Medical study · Medical research · 2013
Occupational diseases in Poland--an overview of current trends
…was the leading cause, in about 50% of occupational lung cancer cases. Of an average 199 mesothelioma cases yearly in Poland's general population in 2006–2008, 11.6% were recognized as occupational. The authors concluded…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2012
Environmental asbestos pollution -- situation in Poland
Environmental exposure of the general population to asbestos in Poland is mainly due to degradation of very popular asbestos-cement products and the resultant release of the elementary asbestos fibres into the ambient air. Assessments of…